Buddina Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Buddina (4575) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 86 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Buddina is in the federal electorate of Fisher.

In the 2011 census the population of Buddina was 3,666 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Buddina is 40 years of age.

82.0% of people living in the suburb of Buddina were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% New Zealand, 3.7% England, 0.7% United States of America, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% India, 0.4% China , 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Poland.

93.9% of people living in Buddina speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.5% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Indonesian, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Buddina is 29.1% No religion, 22.8% Catholic, 18.5% Anglican, 7.2% Uniting Church, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Pentecostal, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.7% Baptist.

47.0% of people are married, 32.1% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 193 widowed people living in Buddina.

52.9% of the people living in Buddina over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.9% are working on a part time basis. Buddina has an unemployment rate of 7.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Buddina are 20.6% Professionals, 17.7% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Sales workers, 11.2% Managers, 9.6% Labourers, 8.9% Community & personal service workers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Buddina work in are 13.5% Construction, 12.6% Retail trade, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Education and training, 8.0% Accommodation and food services, 7.8% Manufacturing, 6.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.0% Public administration and safety, 3.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

35.0% of homes are fully owned, and 25.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $569 per week and the median household income is $1073 per week.

The median rent in Buddina is $330 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Buddina postcode 4575